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In Defence of Free Will – Va-era 5781

January 10, 2021 0 Comment
God assures Moses that the elders of Israel enslaved in Egypt will listen to Moses’ report of their imminent salvation …

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Needing God’s Support – Shemot 5781

January 03, 2021 0 Comment
After God reassures Moses that he will be successful in his mission to Egypt demanding the release of the enslaved …

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Ultimate Redemption – VaYakhel/Pekudei 5780

March 15, 2020 0 Comment
In his influential 1985 book entitled Exodus and Revolution, political philosopher Michael Walzer made the case that many of the …

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Meriting Blessings – Ki Tissa 5780

March 08, 2020 0 Comment
The consensus among all political analysts today is that the critical problem that Israel will face in the future is …

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Who Gets Our Best -Tetzaveh 5780

March 01, 2020 0 Comment
The cultivation and refining of olive oil is very ancient. In her classic study of Food in History, Reay Tannahill …

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Portable Sinai – Terumah 5780

February 23, 2020 0 Comment
It is not just Bible critics who question the value of the many chapters describing in detail the construction of …

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The Unique Torah – Mishpatim 5780

February 16, 2020 0 Comment
Sometimes the structure of the Biblical text is just as important as the content. Consider the description of revelation prior …

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Truth or Consequences – Yitro 5780

February 09, 2020 0 Comment
Donald Trump’s presidency has fostered a cottage industry of fact checking. No president in the history of the United States …

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Learning Through Struggle – Beshallah 5780

February 02, 2020 0 Comment
The standard explanation for God denying the Israelites the most direct route to the Land of Canaan is that it …

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Oral Tradition – Bo 5780

January 26, 2020 0 Comment
In the follow-up to his remarkably successful book The Know-It-All, in which he spent a year reading the entire Encyclopedia …

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RABBI WAYNE ALLEN

After being graduated from New York University with a B.A. in philosophy and Phi Beta Kappa, Rabbi Allen attended the Jewish Theological Seminary of America where he earned a Masters degree in Rabbinics and went on to receive rabbinic ordination. He has served as a congregational rabbi for almost 34 years, taking on postings in New York City, Los Angeles, and Toronto.

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